escroc

English

Etymology

From French escroc (crook, villain).

Noun

escroc (plural escrocs)

  1. (archaic) A villain or crook, especially in French contexts.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scrocco, from Old High German *scurgo (attested in Old High German fiurscurgo (fire-maker, stoker); modern German Schurke, schüren), from Old High German scurgen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁo/
    • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ɛs.kʁɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium)
  • Rhymes: -o,

Noun

escroc m (plural escrocs)

  1. crook (a criminal who steals)
    Synonyms: arnaqueur, esquiveur, filou, fourbe, fripon
    • 1991, Jean-Loup Craipeau, chapter 1, in Pin's panique, Éditions Casterman:
      Al Capin’s méritait son nom. Essayer de me vendre, à ce prix, un pin’s de chat ! Parole, en me prenant pour un pigeon, il tombait mal, cet escroc.
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  2. (in stories) baddy (evil character)
    • 1838-1847, Honoré de Balzac, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, section V:
      De tout temps, en effet, la fille, héroïne de tant de vieux romans, fut la protectrice, la compagne, la consolation du grec, du voleur, du tire-laine, du filou, de l’escroc.
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Derived terms

Further reading

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French escroc.

Noun

escroc m (plural escroci)

  1. crook, swindler
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